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Roads department given consensus to hire three staff and buy tractor, batwing and mowers
Summary
Commissioners gave staff consensus to hire three full‑time employees for the Road and Bridges department and to purchase a tractor, batwing and two zero‑turn mowers (not to exceed $200,000); staff said the purchases and hires will address maintenance needs as county growth increases.
Public Works Director Dodge asked the board for consensus on additional public‑works staffing and equipment during the April 1 budget workshop. Commissioners agreed by consensus to hire three additional full‑time employees and to purchase a tractor with batwing and two zero‑turn mowers, with a not‑to‑exceed total price of $200,000.
Director’s rationale: Dodge told the board the county is growing, workload has increased, and the department needs personnel to maintain road surfaces, mowing, grading and litter pickup. He said the fuel line in the road budget covers fuel for county fleets across departments and emphasized the request is to expand maintenance capacity.
Funding and next steps: The director said the equipment cost estimate will be less than $200,000 and that staff will return with specific pricing and procurement actions. Commissioners instructed staff to proceed and memorialized consensus to add three FTEs and the equipment purchases during the budget process.
Why it matters: Commissioners said additional mowing and maintenance capacity would help keep county roads and rights‑of‑way in repair and support expansion of services to growing areas of the county.
Public outreach: Staff indicated chip‑seal prep has begun for selected roads and that projects will proceed as grant and gas‑tax revenues arrive.
